Sources close to both fighters today confirmed the upcoming bout with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) and said that bout agreements were recently signed.

UFC 90 takes place at Allstate Arena near Chicago and airs live on pay per view.

News of the Burkman-Sell fight first surfaced after Sell’s training partner, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, mentioned the bout in an interview with TriStateFighter.com.

The fight will appear on the night’s un-televised preliminary card.

Sell, who hasn’t fought since September of last year, will look to snap a four-fight losing streak in the UFC. Since defeating Phil Baroni in his octagon debut, Sell, who served as an assistant coach for Matt Serra on “The Ultimate Fighter 6” in 2007, has suffered losses to middleweights Nate Quarry (twice), Scott Smith and Thales Leites.

Burkman, meanwhile, will look to snap a two-fight losing streak of his own. After a lackluster majority-decision loss to Mike Swick at UFC Fight Night 12 in January, Burkman then suffered a second-round submission loss to Dustin Hazelett back in June. Prior to the defeats, Burkman was on the fringe of the welterweight title picture with three victories in four fights. He may now be fighting for his future in the organization.

For the latest on UFC 90, which features a main event of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote, check out the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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